FIFA will review a proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams, marking the tournament’s centenary.
This comes after the World Cup was expanded from 32 to 48 teams for next year's edition in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
The 64-team proposal was raised by FIFA Council member Ignacio Alonso from Uruguay during a meeting on March 5, 2025, as part of the “miscellaneous” agenda. FIFA acknowledged the proposal and stated it is their duty to analyze any suggestions from Council members.
Infantino described the proposal as interesting and said it should be analyzed further.
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The 2027 FIFA Under-20 World Cup will mark a first for global football, with Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan set to co-host a tournament that bridges continents and highlights the sport’s growing reach.
The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) has announced that Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have officially submitted a joint bid to host the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2027.
FIFA has approved a major expansion of the Women’s World Cup, increasing the number of participating teams to 48 starting from the 2031 edition.
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France soccer great Michel Platini will appear before a Swiss court on Tuesday to hear whether the case that finished their careers in football will end with their acquittals or convictions for corruption.
Indonesian authorities evacuated more than 900 people from nearby villages and were helping 170 stranded climbers return safely after the eruption of Semeru volcano, one of the country's tallest mountains.
Iran's air force, heavily reliant on aging F-14A Tomcat jets, faces a growing technological gap as its neighbors rapidly modernize their air forces with advanced fighter jets and air defense systems.
Ukraine says it will seek almost $44 billion from Russia to cover the climate damage caused by wartime emissions, marking the first attempt by any nation to bill an aggressor for its carbon footprint during conflict.
A fresh wave of floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in central Vietnam since the weekend has claimed at least eight lives, according to a government report on Wednesday. Traders have also cautioned that the extreme weather could disrupt the ongoing coffee harvest.
Germany has returned 12 royal-era cultural artefacts to Ethiopia in a ceremony in Addis Ababa, marking a formal step in ongoing cultural cooperation between the two countries.
Axios has published the full 28-point framework drafted by the U.S. administration, outlining a proposed settlement between Ukraine and Russia built on security guarantees, territorial provisions and long-term economic arrangements.
South Africa and the European Union vowed to defend multilateralism on Thursday (November 20), ahead of the G20 summit, as they signed a partnership on critical minerals.
More international support is needed to stabilise the Palestinian fiscal situation, the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica said on Thursday (November 20).
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the command post of the Russian forces “West” grouping on Thursday (November 20), meeting with Chief of Russia’s General Staff Valery Gerasimov and senior military officials, the Kremlin said.
The White House said on Thursday (November 20) that senior Trump administration officials met with Ukrainian representatives this past week to discuss a peace plan designed to be acceptable to both Ukraine and Russia.
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